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62 Highway Improvement Projects Underway or Completed in Nebraska Thanks to Stimulus Law

ARRA, signed into law on February 17, 2009, provided $48 billion for transportation improvements over two years, including $27.5 billion for highway, bridge and related construction projects nationwide. The law is having significant impacts on the transportation construction industry in all 50 states.

ARRA provided $231.7 million to Nebraska for highway, bridge and related improvements. This one-time bonus added more than 95 percent to Nebraska's regular federal highway funds under the current federal surface transportation law--Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)--bringing the state's total federal highway funding in 2009 to a record $476.3 million.

According to Buechner, a Harvard-trained economist, another 48 projects have been identified and are slated to be under construction shortly.

The following shows the number of ARRA-financed highway projects and amount obligated in each Nebraska congressional district.

     Congressional District Number of projects    Amount Obligated
     ---------------------- ------------------    ----------------
                1                              37          $46,181,131
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                2                              21          $51,013,970
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                3                              50         $111,425,062
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    Multidistrict/Statewide                     2           $1,297,500
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A full report can be obtained by contacting ARTBA's Jeff Solsby at jsolsby@artba.org or 202-289-4434.

For 108 years, ARTBA has represented the U.S. transportation design and construction industry before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, news media and general public.

    Contact:    Jeff Solsby
                202-289-4434

SOURCE American Road & Transportation Builders Association